The rise of robot waiter

10. Nurses

A nursing machine shakes hands with a man atChina International Exhibition Centerduring 14thChina Beijing International High-Tech Expoin Beijing on May 18, 2011. [Photo/CFP]

Nursing is hard work. With the growth of the aging population in China, nursing workers are in short supply. Robots will be able to relieve people from doing labor- and stress－intensive work.

Siasun Robot & Automation Co in Shenyang, Liaoning province, has developed a nursing machine that can tell jokes, play music, can be depended on to deliver food to a patient punctually, and will do all that is required if there is an emergency.

In the United States, experts are developing a robot that can replace humans to attend Ebola patients so that humans can avoid being infected by the virus.